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		<title>UnRaveling &#8220;Beauty Secrets&#8221;: The Volckening Quilt Collection</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/09/04/unraveling-beauty-secrets-the-volckening-quilt-collection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[William Volckening of Portland, Oregon, &#8220;Bill&#8221; to his friends, is very fond of quilts. In particular, he favors an intricate quilt pattern known most often as &#8220;New York Beauty&#8221; or &#8220;Rocky Mountain Road.&#8221; The pattern is not appropriate for beginners, as he points out. A recently published exhibition catalog titled Beauty Secrets: 150 Years of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bird Identified in &#8220;Mystery Friendship Quilt&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/07/09/bird-identified-in-mystery-friendship-quilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quilt block made of felt that is part of a unique Friendship quilt with mixed fibers and embellishments The woman for whom a terrific birthday quilt was made in 1989 is still &#8220;anonymous.&#8221; Her special quilt was found in a despicably dirty and stained condition in an antiques store. I rescued it and brought the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another &#8220;Aunt Jemima&#8221; Quilt</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/02/13/another-aunt-jemima-quilt-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Crawford was surprised to see the photo of a &#8220;Mammy quilt&#8221; sent in previously by another reader. The pieced quilt looks very similar to one she inherited. She explains that her quilt was made by her grandmother, Mollie Lockey, who lived near Crockett, Texas and who had ten children. Katherine states, &#8220;My grandfather bought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Henry Holmes: Quilt Artist</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/10/18/henry-holmes-quilt-artist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I had the good fortune to be introduced to Henry Holmes, a quilt artist who is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Henry loves to quilt and cites his grandfather, an artist, as his inspiration. Kyra Hicks mentions Henry Holmes on page 23 of her book: 1.6 million African American Quilters: Surveys, Sites, and a Half [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stitchbook: Histoire du Boutis Provencal</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/09/02/stitchbook-histoire-du-boutis-provencal/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/09/02/stitchbook-histoire-du-boutis-provencal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just received this newsletter notice from Stitchbook, a French magazine. They sent us some separate photos of stuffed and corded quilting, seen below. For those who speak French, I will include the message in that language. The translator device does not quite capture the intent of the message. Bonjour Septembre est déjà là, synonyme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Four Patch Weave&#8221; Quilt Block Identified by Austrian Quilter</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/05/29/four-patch-weave-quilt-block-identified-by-austrian-quilter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 18:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 19, 2009, I posted a photo of an unidentified quilt pattern sent by Diane Fath. Read the following note from Silvia Killinger of Austria: Hallo Pat, Here a copy of my book I wrote about yesterday in the email. I found it (the quilt pattern) in this book: Enzyclopedia Patchwork Author: Celia Eddy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Oak Leaf Block &#8211; &#8220;What is the Design&#8217;s Name?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone from the Cleveland, Ohio area wrote a brief note to me on October 3, 2009 to ask if the block shown here might have been slave-made, or made by an African-American. Let me make some general comments about this quilt block. This old quilt block, from an unidentified maker, has an unusual pattern. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Article Traces Root Ideas About African-American Quilt Scholarship</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/09/20/article-traces-root-ideas-about-african-american-quilt-scholarship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within the last 20 years, I have run across a number of people who have tried to formulate a list of characteristics of African-American quilts. In one instant, a (white) woman with a quilt shop, instituted classes to teach others how to make an African-American quilt. The quilt would be brightly colored and asymmetrical. She&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Seeks Help in Identifying Date of Quilt</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/06/25/reader-seeks-help-in-identifying-date-of-quilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I received the following note from a reader: I&#8217;ve recently acquired a quilt I hope you can help me to date. Every other block is an Aunt Jemima pancake flour sack. The alternating blocks are of a solid color with a wreath design sewn it. Some of the designs are a bit lopsided. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Patriotic</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/03/19/feeling-patriotic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After watching the dire news, night after night, about how the U.S. economy is tanking, I woke up this morning, determined to do something to make a difference. As a result, I have not only marked down the price of our e-book about a most inspiring but little known figure in the quilt world of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trolley Cars and a Rare Antique Quilt</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/02/18/trolley-cars-and-a-rare-antique-quilt/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/02/18/trolley-cars-and-a-rare-antique-quilt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just the words, &#8220;trolley car,&#8221; conjures a different time and a very different way of life. For my paternal grandfather, driving a trolley car put food on the table for the nine hungry mouths. Not unlike many Manchester, New Hampshire residents of the time, he was a descendant of Irish immigrants. His wife was Irish, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Beautiful Mrs. Webster</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2008/10/10/the-beautiful-mrs-webster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beautiful Mrs. Ellen Webster is seen in this photo probably taken in 1893, if that is, indeed, her wedding dress. After months of researching and writing, I have finally turned over a Master Copy of the CD that contains information about Mrs. Webster and all of her activities. She had a keen mind that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mosaic Rose Quilt</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2008/04/15/mosaic-rose-quilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful Mosaic Rose Quilt, made in 1881, by Louise Henry McHaney (1821-1905). When I was sent this photo by Lenn B. Jackson, I could not help but appreciate the 12,772, 5/8th inch pieces that her great, great grandmother sewed into this quilt. She found the pattern to make the quilt at the 1884 Cotton Exposition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A Flying by the Seat of Your Pants&#8221; miniature quilt</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2007/08/23/a-flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants-miniature-quilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The miniature quilt above was &#8220;born&#8221; in the most unconventional of ways. Let me tell you about the inspirations behind it. I was in an antiques store and spotted a fairly large, white box of hexagons (six-sided shapes.) They were still clinging to the paper shapes upon which they had been basted with white thread. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antique Bluework &#8211; A Treasure in the Trunk</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2007/07/18/antique-bluework-a-treasure-in-the-trunk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a dear relative was cleaning house recently, he kept us in mind and brought over the work of three of his family antecedents. The items range from Victorian times to the 1970s. In the mix are all kinds of textiles, representing many different needlework techniques. Since Bluework is near and dear to my heart, [...]]]></description>
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